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Jacobio Pharmaceuticals

Building 8, No.105 Jinghai 3rd Road, BDA, Beijing, 101111, China

Overview

Jacobio Pharmaceuticals, founded in 2015 in Beijing China, is a clinical-stage biotech company dedicated to the development of global truly innovative drugs for the unmet needs in China and abroad. The vision and mission of Jacobio have become a global leader to provide revolutionary therapies for serious and life-threatening diseases such as cancer, autoimmune and infectious diseases. Jacobio is founded by seasoned executives from top global and local pharmaceuticals companies who have an astounding track record of success and backed by prestigious venture capital firms such as Lilly Asia Ventures and Qiming Capitals. Dr. Yinxiang Wang, the co-founder and chairman of Jacobio, also is one of the founders of Betta Pharmaceuticals, an A-share listed innovative pharmaceutical company, and the national "The Recruitment Program of Global Experts". The most senior management team has over 20 years of drug R&D experience and successfully brought several innovative drugs into the clinical and market stage. Within 3 years, Jacobio has quickly established a compelling drug R&D team of over 100 employees and one-stop capability covering target discovery, med-chemistry, pharmacology, CMC formulation, clinical, and registration. With those, the company has built up a rich pipeline of 8-10 assets with clear competitive advantages and excellent drug properties. JAB-3068, the most advanced program for Jacobio, has focused on a novel target potential for both immunotherapy and target therapy and enter Phase I clinical trial in US and IND approved at China and clinical trials would be initiate at China very soon.

Total investments
1
Lead investments
1
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
1

Sector focus

  • Biotechnology
  • Health Care
  • Oncology
  • Pharmaceutical
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Investment portfolio

  • HebeCell

    Led · Series A · Aug 2021

    HebeCell develops universal and cost-effective NK cell therapeutics from a proprietary 3D-pluripotent stem cell (PSC) platform to create off-the-shelf CAR-NK products. The company aims to establish a master PSC-CAR cell bank targeting multiple specific antigens to provide inexhaustible allogeneic cell sources. Its lead programs target cancer, viral infection, and autoimmune diseases and the company plans IND filing and clinical advancement. The recent $53 million Series A will be used to accelerate R&D, IND filing, clinical application, marketing, and global expansion. HebeCell was founded in 2016 and operates a state-of-the-art R&D and GMP facility in Natick, MA, and is actively recruiting R&D and GMP scientists. The company is partnering with Jacobio to leverage complementary strengths and advance next-generation PSC-CAR-NK therapies to market.

Team

  • Yinxiang Wang

    CEO and Chairman